Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving TODAY: 'It was time for me to turn the page'

Nbcwashington · Sep 26, 2024 · 550 words · By Scott Stump; TODAY

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What to know about Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving TODAY: 'It was time for me to turn the page'

Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year, but will remain part of the NBC family.

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What happened

Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year, but will remain part of the NBC family.

Why it matters

Hoda shared a letter to the TODAY staff on Sept.

Common ground

26 about her decision to step down after more than five years as co-anchor with Savannah Guthrie.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Because I’ll be working through the beginning of 2025, there’s plenty of time to talk about what’s ahead for all of us?
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Claim 1: “Because I’ll be working through the beginning of 2025, there’s plenty of time to talk about what’s ahead for all of us.”

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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hoda Kotb's work through the beginning of 2025. The claim lacks corroborating sources.

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Claim 2: “Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year, but will remain part of the NBC family.”

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Multiple web sources and Wikipedia confirm Hoda Kotb announced her departure from 'Today' early next year while remaining with NBC. The Wikipedia entry notes her tenure from 2018 to 2025, aligning with the claim of leaving in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hoda Kotb ( HOH-də KOT-bee; born August 9, 1964) is an Egyptian-American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She was the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today from 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoda_Kotb

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Today (also called The Today Show) is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today_(American_TV_program)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (also known as the fourth hour of Today or simply Jenna & Sheinelle) is an American daytime television talk show on NBC, co-hosted by Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today_with_Jenna_&_Sheinelle

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Claim 3: “Hoda shared a letter to the TODAY staff on Sept. 26 about her decision to step down after more than five years as co-anchor with Savannah Guthrie.”

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A single web search result mentions Hoda Kotb reading a goodbye letter on 'Today' with Hoda & Jenna, but the specific date of Sept. 26 is not confirmed in the evidence. Other sources do not corroborate the exact date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Live with Kelly and Mark (or simply Live) is an American syndicated morning talk show hosted by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Executive produced by Michael Gelman, the Live with... show formula has a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo is an American late-night talk show hosted by the Muppet character Elmo. It is a spin-off of Sesame Street and was developed exclusively for the HBO Max streaming servi…
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Claim 4: “I’ve been weighing this decision for quite a while — Am I truly ready? But, my sixtieth birthday celebration on the Plaza felt like a shift.”

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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hoda Kotb's 60th birthday celebration on the Plaza. The claim lacks corroborating sources.

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Claim 5: “'My time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life,' she wrote. 'But only because you’ve been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure.'”

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No evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hoda Kotb's 26-year tenure at NBC. The claim lacks corroborating sources.

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Claim 6: “Hoda has been part of the fabric at NBC News for nearly three decades, after previously working at 'Dateline' and as the co-host of the fourth hour of TODAY with Kathie Lee Gifford and then Jenna Bush Hager.”

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Wikipedia confirms Hoda Kotb's roles at NBC News, including her work at 'Dateline' and co-hosting the fourth hour of 'Today' with Kathie Lee Gifford and Jenna Bush Hager. The claim about her decades-long tenure is supported by her career timeline.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. It operates under the NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of NBCUniversal, which itself is a subsidiary of Comcast. The news…
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